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The Engineering of the Drinking Bird Toy [video]
- ComputerGuru 9y agoPlease add [video] to the title.
- dang 9y agoDone.
- B1FF_PSUVM 9y agoInsanely great hack, not surprising it came from a Bell Labs specialist in manufacturing. For easier search, from the video: U.S.Patent 2,402,463 , Miles V. Sullivan (P.S. reminded me of Claude Shannon, also from Bell Labs and dabbling in toys ... https://www.google.com/search?q=claude+shannon+toy https://www.google.com/search?q=claude+shannon+toy )
- nutrino29 9y agoAlways wondered how does this toy work. Great video
- exabrial 9y agoBill has a series of incredible videos. Definitely work watching them all!
- JshWright 9y agoIf you haven't watched all of Bill's videos, you should put them on your list right right now. His early stuff was a great mixture of goofy humor and fascinating explanations of the engineering behind various everyday objects. His more recent stuff has (unfortunately, in my opinion) dropped most of the comedy, but really stepped up the overall quality. Some highlights: His series on Faraday's Chemical History of a Candle lectures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrHnLXMTOWM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrHnLXMTOWM His series on Albert Michelson’s Harmonic Analyzer (a century old device that can mechanically perform Fourier transforms) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAsM30MAHLg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAsM30MAHLg I'd also really recommend his book on R101, the last great British airship. http://www.engineerguy.com/airship/ http://www.engineerguy.com/airship/